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We begin today with a reminder from Jay Weaver of the Miami Herald that U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon will not be presiding over the arraignment and bond

When former Gov. Chris Christie got his own CNN town hall Monday night, he leveled with attendees about Donald Trump. “He hasn’t won a damn

Donald Trump seemed to win the judicial lottery when his newest criminal case — a 37-count indictment for hoarding classified documents and obstructing a grand

Donald Trump seemed to win the judicial lottery when his newest criminal case — a 37-count indictment for hoarding classified documents and obstructing a grand

The political network financed largely by billionaire Charles Koch is launching a wave of digital ads targeting former President Donald Trump. The ads argue that

The Washington Post publisher Fred Ryan is stepping down after nine years atop the paper, he said in an email to staffers on Monday. His

His proposal is DOA. He has higher ambitions.

A high-stakes special election for the New Hampshire state House that looked likely to take place less than two months from now won’t happen until

A high-stakes special election for the New Hampshire state House that looked likely to take place less than two months from now won’t happen until

Jane Doe 1, a survivor of Jeffrey Epstein’s sex crimes who accused JPMorgan Chase of facilitating the disgraced billionaire’s abuse of dozens of girls and

Former President Donald Trump flew to Miami on Monday to face criminal charges of unlawfully keeping U.S. national-security documents and lying to officials who tried

Part of a senator’s job involves helping the people they represent cut through federal red tape to access services or solve problems with veterans benefits,

Ukrainian military officials on Monday said their troops have reclaimed another southeastern village from Russian forces just days after ramping up their efforts to counterstrike.

Why would anyone want to live as an “oppressed minority” if such people are treated so brutally by American society

Welcome to Trump Tower, what’s your pleasure?

‘I’m more political’

In his first big post-federal indictment speech, Donald Trump made some very odd points before a Georgia audience. Speaking in a convention center with barely the capacity

Campaign books written by politicians are often dismissed as focus-grouped fluff. I disagree. You can learn a lot about people by paying close attention to

William Barr, the former US attorney general who served under Donald Trump, has said the ex-president is “toast” if allegations he mishandled classified documents are

A cartoon by Mike Luckovich.

Former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi has died at the age of 86, his former TV network reported Monday. “Berlusconi is dead,” Mediaset declared on its homepage

The Morning Digest is compiled by David Nir, Jeff Singer, and Stephen Wolf, with additional contributions from the Daily Kos Elections team. Subscribe to The

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie briefly caught the media’s attention last week when he indicated that he’ll wage an unusually aggressive and hard-hitting campaign against Donald

The U.S. has told the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) that it is interested in re-joining the agency, nearly six years after

You know US politics have changed drastically when someone as conservative as North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis (R) gets censured by his own party for

An American musician who has lived in Russia for more than a decade has been arrested on suspicion of drug trafficking, Russian news media reported

Two California cases probe who is pocketing those extra fees tacked onto your restaurant tab. By Mark Kreidler, for Capital & Main   Two recent

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Federal Railroad Administration recently completed a review of Norfolk Southern’s safety culture in the wake of the February’s fiery derailment

Donald Trump is a cult leader.  There is no other way to explain the rabid adherence of his disciples, willing to overlook his and his

Donald Trump is a cult leader.  There is no other way to explain the rabid adherence of his disciples, willing to overlook his and his

Theodore “Ted” Kaczynski, known as the “Unabomber,” has died in federal prison, a spokesperson for the Bureau of Prisons told The Associated Press on Saturday.

The Supreme Court handed down two surprising, positive rulings Thursday deciding on voting rights and federal government powers, demonstrating a restraint that has been rare since the

Former president Donald Trump is facing 37 criminal counts in connection with his alleged mishandling of classified documents, according to an historic indictment unsealed on

For all my adult life, the Republican Party has associated itself with a strong national defense. That still applies today. Before the party gave up

The United States and five of its allies on Friday condemned the use of trade practices that amount to economic coercion in a joint declaration

A federal district judge in South Florida appointed by former President Donald Trump appears to have been assigned for now to oversee his criminal case

This cannot last—so it won’t.

‘I love love, and I would marry a couple every single night on stage’

There’s a new and stunning twist in the federal indictment of Donald Trump for retaining and concealing classified national security documents: Two of Donald Trump’s